Mr. Blue and I are excited (and shocked and terrified) to announce that Baby Blue is actually the Babies Blue! Our little ones are identical twins (monochorionic), and they are measuring exactly like they should with strong, healthy heartbeats! Good job, babies!
Even though I come from a family that is relatively flooded with twins, Mr. Blue and I had never remotely considered that I could be pregnant with twins. More on genetics and twins later! We went to our first ultrasound full of anticipation and a little bit of nerves. We just wanted to make sure Baby Blue was growing like he or she should and had a strong heartbeat.
The U/S technician started the process. After a moment, the technician casually said, “There’s more than one baby,” as though this were the smallest little sidenote. Mr. Blue and I stumbled and stuttered and kept asking insightful questions such as, “Are you serious? You mean twins? Are you joking?” I tried to keep my cool, but I was losing it big deal. I kept tearing up and laughing, on the verge of getting a little hysterical.
The technician was super nice and reassured us that everything looked good with our littles. She carefully pointed out Baby A who is closest to the cervix and Baby B who is a bit higher up.
The doctor came in next and had a heart-to-heart with us about our little twins. Our type of twins are at risk for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). The doctor explained that the odds are in our favor that everything will be fine, but that there is a one in seven chance that our babies will develop TTTS. Because of the risk, I will be having ultrasounds every two weeks throughout my pregnancy to check for signs of TTTS.
Needless to say, this was all a lot of information for Mr. Blue and me to process. We texted our parents photos, and my mom immediately called.
“TWINS?!?!?!?!?” she yelled. As the daughter of an identical twin, this was the best possible news I could have given her.
I immediately burst into tears and sobbed to my mommy about how I didn’t know if I could do this. After all, there are two of them and one of me! My mom helped talk me off the ledge, and Mr. Blue reminded me that he would be there, too. Both of our parents are SO excited, and our lovely moms have assured us that they will help however they can.
We are starting to process the news, and when I get a little freaked out, I remind myself of how cute matching outfits will be! Prayers and good thoughts for the Babies Blue to develop just as they should are welcome!
More on the Babies Blue coming soon!
nectarine / 2522 posts
Congrats!!!! I had a feeling it was you when I read the anon post!! So exciting!!! Hope everything goes well with them both!
grapefruit / 4079 posts
Congrats! How exciting! However, to post on your own anon post is devious!! Way to throw off the trail!
kiwi / 553 posts
Congrats!! So YOU are Twins on the Way
There’s a ton of information out there, and a lot of it can be scary. I think it’s important to know what you’re up against, especially with TTTS. Fingers crossed that you don’t have to worry about it!
I remember the first ultrasound like it was yesterday. We were at 8.5 weeks and I begged my midwife for an ultrasound so I could see the baby. I was staring at the screen watching the tech move the wand from one little black circle to another and back. She looked at us and said “It’s twins” and I choked back a sob, told her she had to be wrong, and then asked my husband how we were going to pay for college.
Now my boys are 11 days old and they are the loves of my life (along with DH!). The moral of my story is that you can do it! Accept all the help you can (and this includes during pregnancy as well – TAKE IT EASY!) and stay as cool and collected as possible.
We’re here for you (especially the twin mamas)! Let us know if you need to talk about anything!
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
So exciting – more twin babies – yay! Congratulations!
clementine / 878 posts
This is wonderful!! How exciting, congratulations. Sorry I don’t have any helpful advice on twins but it’ll be such a unique and lovely experience.
grapefruit / 4235 posts
Oh wow, congratulations and good luck!
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
HOORAY! This is wonderful news. Congrats, mama!!
squash / 13764 posts
Wow! Congrats mama–x 2!!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Congrats!! So exciting!!!!! I was wondering why you didn’t say to much about on the boards about your 1st ultrasound.
nectarine / 2152 posts
How sneaky of you but congrats again!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Wow!! Congrats!!
blogger / pear / 1964 posts
How exciting! I can’t wait to read all about your twin happenings over the next year!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Hooray for twins!! Congratulations, @Mrs . Blue what an incredible journey you have ahead of you.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Wow, congrats! Double the fun and love!
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
Oh wow twins. Amazing. Congrats. You’ll do fine I’m sure
can’t wait to read along your pregnancy.
bananas / 9628 posts
Wow!! What a shock, I can’t even imagine! So happy for you guys
nectarine / 2705 posts
Congratulations! Tons of good thoughts for you and your husband
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Congrats congrats! I applaud your sneakiness
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
ohmygod! Twins abound the hive! Congratulations!!! Double the happiness
What does “monochromatic” mean?
grapefruit / 4923 posts
congratulations! so happy for you.
cherry / 141 posts
CONGRATS!! I had a sneaking suspicion it might be you!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Yay! These girls are way smarter than me, I had no idea it was you, congrats!
pomegranate / 3225 posts
How exciting! Congrats!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH CONGRATS!!!!!!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I had a feeling it was you! Congratulations!!
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
That is sooooo exciting!!! It’s going to be fun to read twin pregnancy posts. Congrats times two!!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@alison206: @Trailmix: I had to do something to throw off the bloodhounds! Hellobee-ers are a curious bunch.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
So exciting!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Shimmer: Thank you so much! It’s comforting to know I’m not the only one that’s been in this position! So much makes sense now, like my terrible m/s that started earlier than I expected, etc. I’m really excited now and just trying to learn everything I can about carrying twins. I have a LOT of ?’s for the twin mamas!
@Smurfette: I couldn’t say anything and give myself away! It was such shock that I needed a couple days to process! Now, I can give the full story!
@regberadaisy: I’m going to do a post about the different types of twins, but basically it means they share the same placenta, instead of each one having a placenta of their own.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
Congratulations!!!!
GOLD / cherry / 182 posts
Congratulations. . . x2!!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
WOW!!!! so awesome!!!
Congrats!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@mrs. wagon: Crazy, huh?!
Thanks for all the congrats and encouragement!! This is why I love me some Hellobee!
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
Congrats and like I Said in your twins on the way post, you can do this. The idea of TTTS is scary and the monitoring is intense. I went in every week sometimes twice. Once they were born I thought “well I had to go to the doctor a lot but it was worth it” again congrats
kiwi / 553 posts
@regberadaisy: Monochorionic means that the babies share a placenta (making them identical twins)
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
oh my gosh… wow!!! you should have seen my face when I saw your post… like no freakin way!! I can’t believe it was you :):) I’m happy for you. But I would be freaked out too!!! I’m so happy your families are nearby; ready and willing to help. You’ll need it!
I had one friend who just had twins and her mom stayed with her for three months
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Congrats!!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Oceanis723: You’re so right! When I freak out about all the appointments or having them early and missing lots of time from work, I remind myself that in the end my babies are worth far more than any job or any amount of worries! I just want them both to arrive safely and be healthy and strong!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Coco Bee: haha. I told my mom, “You know you’re going to have to come live with us for a year, right?!?”
pomelo / 5331 posts
OMG congrats — and I can’t believe that was you! Trickster
cherry / 101 posts
Congratulations! So exciting… Can’t wait to hear more about your journey!
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
Wow!!! That’s so exciting – sounds like there are lots of twins coming around
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
ahhhhhh congraaaats!!!! what a huge surprise!!!! so exciting!
GOLD / pear / 1845 posts
Wow, double congrats! That’s intense
bananas / 9229 posts
OMG that’s insane!! And absolutely exciting! Congratulations!!!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Oh my gosh, that is crazy!!!! I’m so excited for you and I’m sure you’ll do JUST FINE raising your two babies!!! Congratulations!!!
pear / 1786 posts
Congratulations!!! That is so exciting! I am a twin & have always loved it! I have “wanted” twins my whole life but as we are TTC that possibility has seemed a bit overwhelming but DH reassured me if it were to happen we would be fine!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Wow, double congrats!
pea / 14 posts
Holy cow Mrs Blue! Congratulations! We have our first US in two weeks and I keep asking Mr. Aardvark, what if it’s twins?
I can’t wait to hear all about you and your babies journy! Congrats againd!
bananas / 9357 posts
Wow! Congrats! Hoping, praying and sending you positive thoughts that you have a healthy & happy pregnancy.
grapefruit / 4006 posts
Holy Moly! How exciting!!! Congratulations all around!
coconut / 8681 posts
Ahhhhhhhhhh! Congratulations!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Hooray for you!!!!
coffee bean / 32 posts
Congratulations and welcome to the twins club
My twins were mono di twins, so we were at risk for TTTS, but try not to worry too much! The Internet can be as scary as it is helpful. My boys are almost 14 months and doing great
My best advice is take a twins class at your hospital if they offer it!! I learned SO much, especially how important protein & water is for a multiples pregnancy! Good luck
It’s amazing with twins!!
pea / 11 posts
oh my! so exciting! can’t wait to follow your story!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Congrats, I thought it was you!!!
cherry / 231 posts
Yay! Congrats!
GOLD / grape / 85 posts
this is unreal!! double the blessings for your family, congratulations!!
cherry / 112 posts
Congratulations!
pomelo / 5178 posts
OMG, how exciting! Congrats! I can’t wait to read all about your pregnancy/parenting journey!
persimmon / 1165 posts
Congratulations!!! That is so exciting!!
pineapple / 12053 posts
congrats!
coffee bean / 37 posts
Oh wow! So pleased for you both, enjoying following your story
honeydew / 7589 posts
Oh my goodness, congratulations!
I must say though, I am now scared. Considering we have so much in common…
Let’s just hope this special blessing is yours and yours alone!!! lol
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@Mrs. Blue: BLUE.
BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh my goodness. congratulations doesn’t even start to cover it… how amazing… from a TTC, anonymous blogger to pregnant with twins blogger (Hellobee’s first one, I believe)!!! AHHHH!!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Arden: Ah, c’mon, Arden! You should have double the blessing with me! Have you had your first u/s? If not, I’m going to start praying you have twins.
@mrs. wagon: I just couldn’t stand not being the first at SOMETHING! It is still so surreal, but I love that my Hellobee family has been part of it from back when the babes were a twinkle in Mr. B’s eyes!
honeydew / 7589 posts
@Mrs. Blue: No ultrasound yet, but I seriously can’t have twins. It would bar me from a birth center birth, and that would break my heart. Otherwise I would be ok with it.
pomegranate / 3160 posts
Ahhhh!!! Now there’s a surprise! Congrats!
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
Yaaaay!!! Congrats!!!!! If it makes you feel any better my MIL always says that it was rough when they were little, but as they got a little older she felt like it was a lot easier because they always had each other. My LO always wants me to play with him, making it harder to get things done, so at least since they’ll have each other it will eventually make it easier on you!
apricot / 458 posts
Yippeeeeeeee!!!! Congratulations, B. the blue babies are gonna be healthy and all kinds of wonderful! Hugs!
honeydew / 7968 posts
Congrats! Can’t wait to read updates! Twins r so hard so definitely get your mom, mil, and hubs involved! Much easier… Nice to get a3-hour stretch of sleep every so often…